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Overview

User Rating:
6.7/10   12,961 votes
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Director:
Audrey Wells
Writers (WGA):
Frances Mayes (book)
Audrey Wells (screen story)
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Release Date:
26 September 2003 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
The Only Thing More Surprising Than The Chance She's Taking...Is Where It's Taking Her more
Plot:
While on vacation, a just-divorced writer buys a villa in Tuscany on a whim, hoping it will be the start of a change for the better in her life. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 4 nominations more
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(17 articles)
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User Comments:
A stroll down a Tuscan Lane more (289 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Diane Lane ... Frances

Sandra Oh ... Patti
Lindsay Duncan ... Katherine

Raoul Bova ... Marcello
Vincent Riotta ... Martini
Mario Monicelli ... Old Man with Flowers
Roberto Nobile ... Placido
Anita Zagaria ... Fiorella
Evelina Gori ... Nona Cardinale

Giulia Steigerwalt ... Chiara

Pawel Szajda ... Pawel
Valentine Pelka ... Jerzy
Sasa Vulicevic ... Zbignew
Massimo Sarchielli ... Nino

Claudia Gerini ... Signora Raguzzi
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Sotto il sole della Toscana (Italy)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for sexual content and language.
Runtime:
113 min
Country:
USA | Italy
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | South Korea:15 | New Zealand:M | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Finland:K-11 | Germany:o.Al. | Italy:T | Philippines:R-13 | Singapore:PG | Spain:7 | Sweden:Btl | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 (certificate #40079)

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Trivia:
The blue vase that is the one item aside from the books that Frances takes as she leaves her house shows up again later as she is setting up her work desk in Bramisole (she puts her pens in it). However it again shows up near the end of the movie when she opens her box of books that have been delivered to her at Bramisole it is packed inside. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Senor Martini is next to the fireplace telling Frances about the train tracks through the mountains, the box of matches behind him move around the top of the fire place. more
Quotes:
Frances: Do traffic lights mean anythng around here?
Marcello: Sure. Green light - avanti, avanti. Yellow light - decoration.
Frances: What about red light?
Marcello: Just a suggestion.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Jack Black/John Mayer (#29.1)" (2003) more
Soundtrack:
Humming Chorus more

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Is "Under the Tuscan Sun" based on a book?
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19 out of 25 people found the following comment useful.
A stroll down a Tuscan Lane, 4 February 2004
7/10
Author: George Parker from Orange County, CA USA

In "Under the Tuscan Sun", a recently divorced American writer/critic (Lane) ventures to Italy where she sets about putting the pieces of her shattered life back together in the rustic, bucolic, scenic countryside of Tuscany. Lane registers a fine performance in this lighthearted drama spritzed with humor and romance which is as lovely as it is clumsy. Obvious in its attempts to tug at the heart-strings of romantics with all the expected Italian stereotypes and cliches, this flick received mixed reviews and will resonate most with more mature sentimentalists. Those who enjoy this film may want to check out V. Redgrave in "A Month by the Lake" (1995). (B)

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